Smoke Over Khabarovsk Krai and Sea of Okhotsk, Russia

Fires can be seen by the coast in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, releasing thick plumes of smoke that add to the cloud hanging in the air over the Russian Far East. Khabarovsk Krai lies mostly in the basin of the lower Amur River, but also occupies a vast mountainous area along the coastline of the Sea of Okhotsk, an arm of the Pacific Ocean.